Signed by Arthur Ransome & he has drawn a sailing boat in ink underneath, Pigeon Post will be at Neil Summersgill's stand - Illustrated, Children's & Detective Fiction Book Fair 8th Nov 10-4pm. Pavilions of Harrogate HG2 8NZ @tarsociety.bsky.social @aransome.bsky.social www.pbfa.org/fairs/northe...

The Adventures of Wonk by Muriel Levy along with many more Ladybird books will be with Humford Mill Books at the Illustrated, Children's & Detective Fiction Book Fair Saturday 8th November 10-4pm. Pavilions of Harrogate HG2 8NZ . Comp ticket www.pbfa.org/fairs/northe...

Kim: A Scottie by Barbara Muir will be with Sarah Keys Books at the Illustrated, Children's & Detective Fiction Book Fair Saturday 8th November 10-4pm. Pavilions of Harrogate HG2 8NZ www.pbfa.org/fairs/northe...

Judith in Hanover by Winifred Foley will be with The Book House at the Illustrated, Children's & Detective Fiction Book Fair Saturday 8th November 10-4pm. Pavilions of Harrogate HG2 8NZ . More details and comp ticket www.pbfa.org/fairs/northe...

The Apache Girl by Arthur Mills - "Mills for Thrills!" - will be with Black Cat Books at the Illustrated, Children's & Detective Fiction Book Fair Saturday 8th November 10-4pm. Pavilions of Harrogate HG2 8NZ . More details and comp ticket www.pbfa.org/fairs/northe...

A first edition in dust jacket of The Cricket Term by Antonia Forest will be with Peakirk Books at the Illustrated, Children's & Detective Fiction Book Fair Saturday 8th November 10-4pm. Pavilions of Harrogate HG2 8NZ . More details and comp ticket www.pbfa.org/fairs/northe...

Magic Books: Five Rare Books for Collectors www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...

Peril in the Pennines by Winifred Finlay will be with TP Books at the Northern Illustrated, Children's & Detective Fiction (Harrogate) Book Fair 8th Nov, 10-4pm. Pavilions of Harrogate, Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate, N. Yorkshire, HG2 8NZ www.pbfa.org/fairs/northe...

I have fianlly got around to reviewing these wonderful books by Lissa Evans. juxtabook.co.uk/2025/10/19/o...

This coming weekend is the CLAPHAM BOOK FAIR on Sunday, 26th October at the Village Hall, Cross Haw Lane LA2 8DZ. Around 8 stalls with secondhand & collectable books & ephemera ~ café and nearby car parking. See North West Book Fairs for more details plus programme of events. #volumesofvolumes

Lovely article in the @lancasteruni.bsky.social newspaper by Connie Hawley on the pleasures of book fairs, browsing physical books & meeting sellers in person. Ilkley Book Fair got a name-check and that's us in the picture too! (pic @dbderbzbooks.bsky.social) scan.lancastersu.co.uk/2025/10/17/b...

After the demise of Typepad the Juxtabook blog is back. I am still learning the wordpress ropes so it will hopefully improve over time! juxtabook.co.uk

Sunday 12th October the MANCHESTER BOOK FAIR at Gorton Monastery M12 5WF. Around 20 dealers with secondhand, antiquarian & collectable books & ephemera ~ café & car park. Please see North West Book Fairs | The Monastery for further details. #volumesofvolumes #ManchesterBee

This coming weekend is the BARTON BOOK FAIR on Saturday, 11th October at the Village Hall PR3 5AA. Around 18 stalls with secondhand, antiquarian & collectable books & ephemera ~ café and a large car park. See North West Book Fairs for more information plus further dates. #volumesofvolumes

It's the Hornby Book Fair on Saturday, 4th October at The Institute, Main Street LA2 8JR ~ around 13 dealers with secondhand, antiquarian & collectable books & ephemera ~ with an excellent café and nearby car parking. See North West Book Fairs for further information. #volumesofvolumes

Rebecca West's The Modern Rake's Progress. Illustrated with 12 double page colour illustrations by David Low. Low was best known for his war time cartoons, and he was the originator of Colonel Blimp. Larger format (285 by 220mm (11¼ by 8¾ inches)) gives the illustrations the space they deserve.

It's the Gargrave Book Fair on Saturday, 20th September at the Village Hall, West Street BD23 3RD ~ around 18 dealers with secondhand & collectable books & ephemera ~ with an excellent café and nearby car parking. Please see North West Book Fairs for further information. #volumesofvolumes

York Book Fair, the UK's largest book fair, is nearly upon us. The fair is enormous, over 200 book dealers, and is over two days, 12th September, 12:00 - 19:00 and 13th September, 10:00 - 17:00 at The Knavesmire Suite, York Racecourse, York, YO23 1EX. Comp ticket yorkbookfair.com

KENDAL BOOK FAIR Saturday, 6th September at Stricklandgate House, 92 Stricklandgate, Kendal LA9 4PU (opp. Macdonald's) - around 8 dealers with secondhand, antiquarian & collectable books. See North West Book Fairs for more details plus a calendar of further events. #volumesofvolumes

Settle Book Fair Monday 25th August 10-4pm. Victoria Hall, Settle, Yorkshire. Just off the A65 - mailchi.mp/35a187eb96dd... 12 book dealers and a cafe in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales town of Settle.

Bank Holiday Monday, 25th August SETTLE BOOK FAIR at Victoria Hall, Kirkgate BD24 9DZ ~ around 12 dealers with secondhand & collectable books & ephemera ~ café, nearby car parking. See North West Book Fairs for more details plus a calendar of more events throughout the year. #volumesofvolumes

There are two more @nwbf.bsky.social in August. On Tuesday 12th at Gargrave Village Hall and Bank Holiday Monday on 25th August at the Victoria Hall, Settle. Both Gargrave and Settle are beautiful places and make a great day out with added books!

It's the Gargrave Book Fair on Tuesday 12th August at the Village Hall, West Street BD23 3RD ~ around 17 dealers with secondhand & collectable books & ephemera ~ with an excellent café and nearby car parking. Please see North West Book Fairs for further information. #volumesofvolumes

INGLETON BOOK FAIR Sunday, 3rd August at the Ingleborough Community Centre, Ingleton LA6 3HG ~ around 14 dealers with secondhand, antiquarian & collectable books & ephemera ~ café & car park. See North West Book Fairs for details of other events being held this year. #volumesofvolumes

Our co-captain @likewinterblue.bsky.social was on the local BBC news last night talking about the 70th anniversary of the publication of Alfred Wainwright’s Eastern Fells. Sam Read has been selling guides and maps to eager visitors since before the man himself set up his own shop in 1887.

Wonderful to be on the wireless with BBC Cumbria this morning to talk about the 70th Anniversary of Alfred Wainwright's The Eastern Fells (just after an in-depth feature on making tea in the microwave). There are rumours the bookshop will be on the telly with BBC local news this evening too...

On Saturday 26th July it's the SEDBERGH BOOK FAIR at the People's Hall, Howgill Lane LA10 5DQ ~ around 10 dealers with secondhand & collectable books & ephemera ~ café, nearby car parking. See North West Book Fairs for details plus a calendar of more events throughout the year. #volumesofvolumes

25% off books to celebrate 25 years in the book trade! - bit.ly/3HVu6TX

This coming weekend is the BARTON BOOK FAIR on Saturday, 14th June at the Village Hall PR3 5AA. Around 18 stalls with secondhand, antiquarian & collectable books & ephemera ~ café and a large car park. See North West Book Fairs for more information plus further dates. #volumesofvolumes

It's the Gargrave Book Fair on Saturday 7th June at the Village Hall, West Street BD23 3RD ~ around 18 dealers with secondhand & collectable books & ephemera ~ with an excellent café and nearby car parking. Please see North West Book Fairs for further information. #volumesofvolumes

It's the Glasson Dock Book Fair on Saturday 31st May at the Village Hall, Bodie Hill LA2 0DF. Around 8 dealers with secondhand & collectable books & ephemera ~ café, nearby car parking. See North West Book Fairs for more details plus a calendar of more events throughout the year. #volumesofvolumes

Two lovely book fairs in the Yorkshire Dales this bank holiday weekend: Sedbergh - Saturday 24th May at the People's Hall, Howgill Lane LA10 5DQ; Settle - Bank Holiday Monday, 26th May at Victoria Hall, Kirkgate BD24 9DZ. Follow @nwbf.bsky.social for more info!

Bank Holiday Monday, 26th May SETTLE BOOK FAIR at Victoria Hall, Kirkgate BD24 9DZ ~ around 12 dealers with secondhand & collectable books & ephemera ~ café, nearby car parking. See North West Book Fairs for more details plus a calendar of more events throughout the year. #volumesofvolumes

On Saturday 24th May it's the SEDBERGH BOOK FAIR at the People's Hall, Howgill Lane LA10 5DQ ~ around 12 dealers with secondhand & collectable books & ephemera ~ café, nearby car parking. See North West Book Fairs for details plus a calendar of more events throughout the year. #volumesofvolumes

Books in stock for May and Darlington Book Fair Books in stock for May and Darlington Book Fair mailchi.mp/c037864ef0e4...

Lots of new stock and hundreds of new book photographs on our website (link below) academic, children's books, crime fiction, first editions, literary sets and leather bindings and more! www.clhawley.co.uk

People think that in my picture this morning, all my books are stacked on top of each other. They're not:

Sunday 27th April is the MANCHESTER BOOK FAIR at Gorton Monastery M12 5WF. Around 20 dealers with secondhand, antiquarian & collectable books & ephemera ~ café & car park. Please see North West Book Fairs | The Monastery for further details. #volumesofvolumes

This coming weekend is the LONGRIDGE BOOK FAIR on Saturday, 19th April at the Civic Hall PR3 3HJ. Around 14 stalls with secondhand, antiquarian & collectable books ~ café and a large car park. See North West Book Fairs for details plus a calendar of events throughout the year. #volumesofvolumes

This coming weekend is the CLAPHAM BOOK FAIR on Sunday, 13th April at the Village Hall, Cross Haw Lane LA2 8DZ. Around 8 stalls with secondhand & collectable books & ephemera ~ café and nearby car parking. See North West Book Fairs for more details plus programme of events. #volumesofvolumes

This coming weekend is the BARTON BOOK FAIR on Saturday, 22nd March at the Village Hall PR3 5AA. Around 18 stalls with secondhand, antiquarian & collectable books & ephemera ~ café and a large car park. See North West Book Fairs for more information plus further dates. #volumesofvolumes

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It's the Gargrave Book Fair on Saturday 1st March at the Village Hall, West Street BD23 3RD ~ around 18 dealers with secondhand & collectable books & ephemera ~ with an excellent café and nearby car parking. Please see North West Book Fairs for further information. #volumesofvolumes

It's the Hornby Book Fair on Saturday, 15th February at The Institute, Main Street LA2 8JR ~ around 13 dealers with secondhand, antiquarian & collectable books & ephemera ~ with an excellent café and nearby car parking. See North West Book Fairs for further information. #volumesofvolumes

Thanks to everyone who responded so positively to my first monthly newsletter. Duly encouraged, I've now produced the February edition: martinedwardsbooks.substack.com

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Yorkshire has bucked the trend, with two new businesses opening in the past year and Leeds-based The Little Bookshop's Skipton branch celebrating its first anniversary BBC News - 'It's as much about community as selling books' www.bbc.com/news/article...

This coming weekend is the BARTON BOOK FAIR on Saturday, 18th January at the Village Hall PR3 5AA. Around 18 stalls with secondhand, antiquarian & collectable books & ephemera ~ café and a large car park. See North West Book Fairs for more information plus further dates. #volumesofvolumes

Several regular NWBF exhibitors will be amongst the 100 or so booksellers at the PBFA organised York 'New Year Book Fair being held Saturday, 11th January at The Racecourse YO23 1EX. Please see here for more information on this event and a complimentary ticket. #yorkbookfair #rarebooks